TRACKFISH 6500

C H A R T P L O T T E R A N D F I S H F I N D E R

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What comes with the Trackfish 6500 Connections

Part
Power/data cable
* Dual Frequency sonar
Pin Wire Function
transducer and manual only TRACKFISH display unit, with a holder for plug-in cards. 1 Black Ground: power negative,
Black connector
available with transducer NMEA ground
Yellow connector Note: The cable has two wires with black coverings,
included models.
the black wire (pin 1) and the shield (covered with
Blue connector
Dust cover for display unit heatshrink). These wires are connected within the
**The full TRACKFISH 6500
Marine Electronics

cable and therefore it does not matter which black

instruction manual CD-ROM wire you use.
is supplied in the following Power cable GPS antenna 2 Brown Power out, 9 V DC (NOT USED)
3 White NMEA out
languages: 4 Blue NavBus-
Mounting bracket (screws included) Optional cable setup
• English 5 Red Positive power in, 10.5 to 32 V DC
• Spanish 6 Orange NavBus+
• Portuguese Warranty registration card Optional fuel
7 Yellow Auto power in (connect to red wire
Transom mount sensor
[positive power in] to enable Auto
• French dual frequency power).
• Dutch Navman 1240 GPS antenna transducer 8 Green External beeper or light out, switched
• German GPS antenna to ground, 30 V DC 200 mA maximum.

• Italian Flush mounting kit

1 Wire the power: Basic wiring
• Finnish
Dual frequency transom sonar transducer * • Either Basic wiring: When the main
• Swedish (includes cable kit and screws) switch is on, the TRACKFISH must be Fuse 2 A
Red
powered on manually with the key.
Transom Mount Transducer Installation Manual * The engine hours counter and fuel
counter are disabled. Main Black
Marine Electronics

• Or Auto power wiring: The TRACKFISH switch

Full Instruction Manual CD** turns on and off automatically when
the ignition is turned on and off. The Power/data
engine hours counter and fuel counter cable
are enabled. Choose auto power when 12/24 V DC
In chart mode, centres chart at boat’s position. the optional fuel kit is fitted.
Overview of the Keys Go back to an earlier menu or display. Note: With auto power, the TRACKFISH Auto power wiring
can not be turned off using the key. Ignition Fuse 2 A
Selecting an item in a menu Show a menu of the main displays. To go to a display, Yellow
The TRACKFISH is operated by selecting select it from the menu (see section 2-7). 2 Wire any external beepers or lights. If the Ignition
items from menus shown on the display. current is more than 200 mA, fit a relay. switch
Fuse 2 A
1 Press or to move the highlight Cursor keys, to move the cursor or the selection highlight. Red
to the item. 3 The power/data cable has a plug with a
Main Black
2 Press ENTER to select the item. Show a menu of the options for the current display. Press black collar. Plug this plug into into the switch
Changing a number or word again to display the Setup menu (see section 17). connector with a black nut on the back of
Power/data
the TRACKFISH. Turn the collar to lock
To change a number or word on the cable
Start an action or accept a change. the connector.
display:
12/24 V DC
1 Press or to move the highlight
to the digit or letter to change. Chart display: Zoom in or out to display different areas Wiring external beepers or lights
Press or to change the digit or and detail on the chart.
letter. Red
Sonar display: Change the depth range displayed.
2 Repeat the above step to change any
other digits or letters. Switch the display to the next in the favourites list External
3 Press ENTER to accept the change. beepers or
(see section 2-7-2) Green
lights

Man overboard (MOB, see section 2-4).

Power/data
Turn TRACKFISH on and off (see section 2-2); adjust the cable
backlighting (see section 2-3).

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 The main displays Dual displays
To show a display, press DISPLAY, press or to select the type of display to show (Chart, The TRACKFISH can show two displays at once, for example Chart + sonar or Sonar + highway. When two displays DISPLAY X2

Sonar or Other), press or to select the display from the list, then press ENTER. are shown at once, only one of the displays, called the active display, is controlled by the user. For example:
To return to the chart display, press ESC. If Chart is the active window, then pressing MENU will display the options for Chart.
If Sonar is the active window, then pressing MENU will display the options for Sonar.
The active display has a yellow border.
To change the active display, press DISPLAY twice:
For example, if Chart + sonar is shown:
DISPLAY X2
If Chart is the active window, then press DISPLAY twice to make Sonar the active display.
If Sonar is the active window, then press DISPLAY twice to make Chart the active display.

Setup menu and options Favourite displays

Factory default settings are shown where The TRACKFISH has a list of commonly used displays, called
applicable. Press MENU one or more times, favourite displays. There can be up to six favourite displays
to show the Setup menu, then select and three can be selected by the user.
a particular option
using the or
To change the display to the next favourite, press PAGE.
cursor keys. For example:

PAGE

Chart

SmartCraft

(See the SmartCraft

Gateway Installation PAGE
and Operation Manual)

Chart + Sonar
Sonar
PAGE

Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed,

then select Favourites. The favourites are used by the
PAGES key (see section 2-6-2).

The first three favourites are preset to Chart, Sonar and Chart +
sonar, and can not be altered. To select a display for Favourite
4, 5 or 6:
1 Select the favourite to set.
2 A list of choices is displayed. Select one.

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TRACKFISH 6500 Quickstart guide